15Sep14

Russia to provide military, other assistance to Iraq, Syria in combating
terrorism

Russia will provide military and other assistance to Iraq and Syria in the fight
against terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the sidelines
of an international conference on Iraq in Paris on Monday.

"We have spoken of our contribution to supporting the Iraqi government in
their fight against terrorists, ensuring security of their state. In a similar way
we provide military and other kind of assistance to Syria that is also facing a
serious terrorist threat, maybe to a lesser degree. We also provide assistance
to our partners in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen, Jordan. So we have something to
contribute to the common efforts," Lavrov said.

No double standards in the fight against terrorists are acceptable, Russian
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on the sidelines of an international
conference on Iraq in the French capital on Monday.

"We have long been raising the issue of terrorist activity that has dramatically
intensified in the Middle East and in North Africa after the "Arab spring"
events, after the goals of overthrowing the regimes were set above the
general goals of preventing the terrorism threat spread," he said.

"We did this not for the sake of blaming somebody for the past, but exclusively
for taking into account the past lessons in the international community's new
actions and drawing the conclusion that no double standards are acceptable in
the fight against terrorism, that there are no good and bad terrorists and that
it is necessary to take consistent action, without putting that or other political
projects above the general task of combating terrorism," Lavrov said.

"This also refers to such a phenomenon as terrorist organizations that occpupy
oilfields and securely sell oil through channels established by them," he
pointed out.

"An emphasis must be laid on the need to prevent a swelling of the ranks of a
terrorist international which young people readily join because of bad
socio-economic conditions," Lavrov emphasized.

"Extremists also make use of the Palestinian problem that remains unresolvd
for decades, pointing to an unfair attitude to the Arabs in the Middle East,"
Russia's Foreign Minister added.

[Source: Itar Tass, Paris, 15Sep14]

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